Beneath the tranquil waters of Indonesia’s Lake Toba lies one of the most colossal and dangerous supervolcanoes on Earth, capable of triggering super eruptions with global climatic consequences ...

A new study has determined that a rapidly advancing cloud of gas probably overcame a young man who was killed during the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Temperatures in the gas cloud ...

How a volcanic eruption turned a human brain into glass Fragments from the brain of a man killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption in the year 79 are smooth and shiny but still contain visible neurons.

The Toba Catastrophe Theory linked the eruption to genetic evidence that suggests there was a steep drop in the human population around this time – a ‘genetic bottleneck’ that may have resulted in a ...

Scientists found that humans survived at a site in Africa some 74,000 years ago after the Toba supervolcano erupted, in one of the biggest known volcanic eruptions ever.

An archaeological site in Ethiopia has revealed that a population of humans survived the eruption of Sumatra’s Mount Toba 74,000 years ago.

About 74,000 years ago, Sumatra’s Mount Toba experienced a super-eruption, one of the largest in Earth’s history, potentially kicking off a massive disruption in the world’s climate. Some scientists ...

About 74,000 years ago, Sumatra’s Mount Toba experienced a super-eruption, one of the largest in Earth’s history, potentially kicking off a massive disruption in the world’s climate. Some ...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—About 74,000 years ago, the Toba volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia erupted in one of the largest supervolcanic eruptions in history. According to a statement released ...